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After first falling behind by as many as 31 points, the Philadelphia 76ers forced overtime against the Oklahoma City Thunder, only to see the Thunder take the win 84-81. The Sixers’ Summer League record sits at 1-2, with the 3-0 Detroit Pistons up next on the schedule.
Zhaire Smith led the Sixers in points with 18 on 8 of 19 from the field to go along with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals (he did have 4 turnovers). Matisse Thybulle was next with 14 points on 4 of 10, adding on 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks (he also had 4 turnovers). Shake Milton struggled for a third straight game, and left the contest for good just before half after twisting his ankle. It’s not a great look for Shake that without him in the 2nd half, the Sixers erased a 31-point deficit.
The Sixers will take on the Pistons on Wednesday, July 10th at 3:00 pm EST. The game will air on NBA TV.
Box Score
PHI
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OKC
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Highlights
Zhaire Smith
. 18 PTS | 5 REB | 3 AST@zhaire_smith was on another level today.#HereTheyCome x #NBASummer pic.twitter.com/Jc05P7D3cG
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) July 8, 2019
Matisse Thybulle
Nice bounce pass down the lane from Thybulle pic.twitter.com/W8IU9UBgrK
— Tom West (@TomWestNBA) July 8, 2019
Thybulle steal and dunk pic.twitter.com/j7qjPEGZ4n
— Jackson Frank (@jackfrank_jjf) July 8, 2019
Spencer Pearlman (@SKPearlman) put together a great breakdown of the good and bad in Thybulle’s performance today:
Matisse Thybulle showed some good and bad in today's game on defense. Quick video with animations below!
— Spencer (@SKPearlman) July 8, 2019
Positives:
- passing lanes
- rotating flashes
Negatives:
- closeouts
- gambling off ball pic.twitter.com/40I5DTWBE3